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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Common Hackberry
Family: Cannabaceae Name: Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Greenish Yellow Fruit: Fall Color:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Pin Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus palustris - Pin Oak Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-green Soil Condition: Average, Wet, Acidic...
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Kimberly Simmen
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Sweetbay
Family: Magnoliaceae Name: Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Soil Condition: Moist, Wet, Acidic Light:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Pussy Willow
Family: Salicaceae Name: Salix discolor - Pussy Willow Bloom Time: March - April Flower: Silver white Soil Condition: Average, Moist,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: American Beech
Family: Fagaceae Name: Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Bloom Time: April - May Flower: Yellow-Green Soil Condition: Average, Moist...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Eastern Red Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae Name: Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar Bloom Time: January - March Flower/Cone: The pollen cones are small...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 5, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Striped Maple
Family: Aceraceae Name: Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple or Snakebark Maple or Goosefoot Maple Bloom Time: April - May Flower:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Feb 1, 20234 min read
Garden Obstacles: Native Plants for the School Year Garden
Many schools come to me for advice on what to plant in their courtyard or other area designated for a native plant garden. More...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Wild Black Cherry
Family: Rosaceae Name: Prunus serotina - Wild Cherry Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Dark Purple Fruit Time: August -...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 22, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Red Twig Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae Name: Cornus sericea - Red Twig Dogwood Bloom Time: May - June Flower: White Fruit: Summer Fruit Color: White Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 15, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Scrub Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Red/yellow/green Soil Condition: Dry, Acidic Light: Sun...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 8, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Northern Bayberry
Family: Myriaceae Name: Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry Bloom Time: Spring Flower: Yellowish green catkins Soil Condition: Dry -...
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Kimberly Simmen
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Blackhaw
Family: Adoxaceae Name: Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw Bloom Time: April - May Flower: White Fruit: September - October Fruit Color:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 30, 20225 min read
Garden Obstacles: Picking the Right Milkweed
I know it sounds weird calling milkweed a garden obstacle but many of you come to me looking for Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 25, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: American Holly
Family: Aquifoliacae Name: Ilex opaca - American Holly Flower: White Bloom Time: May-June Fruit: Red Fruit Time: Fall - Winter Soil...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: New England Aster
Family: Asteraceae Name: Symphyotrichum nova-angliae - New England Aster Bloom Time: September-October Flower: Purple Soil Condition:...
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Kimberly Simmen
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Common Winterberry
Family: Aquifoliaceae Name: Ilex verticillata - Winterberry Bloom Time: June - July Flower: White to light green Fruit: Red in late fall...
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Kimberly Simmen
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Path Rush
Family: Juncaceae Name: Juncus tenuis Bloom Time: July Flower: Green Soil Condition: Dry to wet Light: Sun to shade Height: 6" (without...
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Kimberly Simmen
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Sneezeweed
Family: Asteraceae Name: Helenium autumnale Bloom Time: September - October Flower: Yellow Soil Condition: Moist, Wet Light: Sun,...
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Kimberly Simmen
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Native Plant of the Week: Eastern White Oak
Family: Fagaceae Name: Quercus alba - Eastern White Oak Bloom Time: April, May Flower: Catkins are Yellowish Green, 2-4" long (male),...
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